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有些人喜欢冒险，他们攀山，他们救火，他们生儿育女，他们跟从耶稣。人们冒险，有可能是为了追求一种兴奋快乐的感受，也有可能是为了要持守原则、责任、承诺。

在今天的经文中，魔鬼催逼耶稣去冒险。耶稣站在殿顶时，魔鬼在祂耳边细语：“快快跳下去吧！”魔鬼引用一节出自诗篇第九十一篇的经文，这篇诗篇是关于神保护那些信靠祂之人的作为。这是一个对耶稣的试验：“祢相信神会保护祢吗？那祢就证明给我看吧！”

耶稣当然相信神啦，然而，事情不是那么简单。你若说：“我现在要做一件愚蠢的事，单是为了要试验一下神会不会真的保护我。”这样做肯定是错的。那样的话，耶稣就会告诉魔鬼自己会跳下去—— 其实祂并没有真的这样回应。耶稣却引用了另一段经文：“不可试探主你的神，”来回应狡猾的魔鬼。

耶稣已经落在一个更大的风险中，祂要与魔鬼对抗，这是一件危险的事，人类对抗魔鬼的成绩向来都非常糟糕。然而，现在是圣灵引领祂去争战，所以耶稣便冒险去迎头对抗魔鬼；祂满有信心去面对，因为祂相信神必保护祂，有诗篇第九十一篇来鼓励祂，耶稣是不会跌倒或失败的。

Some people are risk-takers. They climb mountains. They fight fires. They have children. They follow Jesus. People may take a risk for the adrenaline rush. Or because something compels them: a principle, a duty, a commitment.

In today's Scripture, the devil pushes Jesus to take a risk. While Jesus stands at the highest point of the temple, the devil whispers in his ear, "Go ahead. Jump off!" Then the devil recites a verse from Psalm 91. That psalm is all about God protecting the people who trust in him. So it's a test for Jesus: "Do you trust God to protect you? Then prove it!"

Well, of course Jesus trusts God. But there is more to it than that. You see, it's never right to say, "I'm going to do something foolish just to test God's protection." So Jesus tells the devil to take a leap—well, not exactly. He responds to the devil's craftiness by quoting another text: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test."

Jesus is already in the middle of a bigger risk. He is facing off against the devil. And that is dangerous. Human beings have a lousy track record in those confrontations. But the Spirit has sent him into battle. So Jesus takes the risk and confronts the devil head-on. He does it with confidence, because he trusts God to protect him. With Psalm 91 to encourage him, Jesus doesn't fall or fail.